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Improvement in Fire-Extinguishers for Lint-Rooms. (open access)

Improvement in Fire-Extinguishers for Lint-Rooms.

Patent for a fire-extinguisher for lint-rooms with design specifications and instructions on operating procedures and usage, including illustrations.
Date: June 11, 1878
Creator: Morrell, Zachariah N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Brakes for Wagons and Cars. (open access)

Improvement in Brakes for Wagons and Cars.

Patent for "am improved brake for wagons, cars, and other vehicles which shall be simple in construction, convenient in use, and powerful in operation" (lines 19-22) including illustrations.
Date: June 24, 1879
Creator: Franklin, Mathew C. & Landrum, Nathaniel
System: The Portal to Texas History